Hazen-Williams Friction (Pressure Loss) Calculator

Input
Actual pipe diameter (in): 2.067
Friction coefficient: 140
Flow rate (gpm): 150
Length of pipe (ft): 250
Output
Pressure loss (ft): 86.5
Pressure Loss (psi): 37.2

Table 1. Pipe inner diameter of various pipe specifications (Uni-Bell, 2001)

Inner diameter in inches

Nominal diameter (in) (API)
Sch 40 Sch 80 SDR 26 SDR 21 SDR 13.5 Flexible
PVC
0.622 0.546 0.716 0.546
0.824 0.742 0.894 0.74
1 1.049 0.957 1.195 1.121 0.96
1 1.38 1.278 1.532 1.502 1.414
1 1.61 1.5 1.754 1.72 1.618
2 2.067 1.939 2.193 2.149 2.023
2 1/2 2.469 2.323 2.655 2.601 2.449
3 3.068 2.9 3.23 3.166 2.982
3 3.548 3.364 ----- 3.62 3.408
4 4.026 .3.826 4.154 4.072 3.834

Table 2. Equivalent pipe length of common fittings (CIDWT, 2008)

45 Degree Standard

90 Degree Standard

coupling or Straight

Check Valve
Globe Valve
Standard Ell

Run Of Tee
90. Degree

Gate Valve
Tee
Ell

Diameter of fitting (in)

Equivalent Pipe Length (ft)

3/8 1 0.6 1.5 0.3 0.2 8 3
1/2 2 1.2 3 0.6 0.4 15 5
3/4 2.5 1.5 4 0.8 0.5 20 7
1 3 1.8 5 0.9 0.6 25 8
1 1/4 4 2.4 6 1.2 0.8 35 11
1 1/2 5 3 7 1.5 1 45 14
2 7 4 10 2 1.3 55 19
2 1/2 8 5 12 2.5 1.6 65 22
 3 10 6 15 3 2 80 27
3 1/2 12 7 18 3.6 2.4 100 32
4 14 8 21 4 2.7 125 38
5 17 10 25 5 3.3 140 46
6 20 12 30 6 4 165 54

References

CIDWT. 2008. Installation of Wastewater Treatment Systems.

Consortium of institutes for Decentralized Wastewater
Treatment. Pilot Test Version 2. March 2008.

Uni-Bell. 2001. Handbook of PVC Pipe. Dallas, TX.

Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association